Workshops, Demos and Exhibits, presented by University Hospitals
The workshop, demo and exhibit area is a place for attendees to see, try, hear, learn, and experience something new! Various exhibits, workshops, and demonstrations will be held throughout the Summit, all intended to make attendees THINK about themselves and their world in a new light. Registration for individual workshops is separate from event registration.
Thursday April 29, 2021
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Achievement Centers for Children / Cleveland Browns Adapted Football League
Join Achievement Centers for Children and the Cleveland Browns Adapted Football League for an interactive exhibit about their programs and an adapted obstacle course.
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Adaptive Sports Ohio (ASO)
Adaptive Sports Ohio’s mission is to remove barriers to ensure that individuals with physical disabilities have a chance to play, and utilize sport to elevate ability and empower futures. This interactive exhibit will highlight wheelchair basketball, giving attendees the opportunity to try out the equipment and watch demonstrations with experienced athletes, including the Cleveland Cavaliers Wheelchair Basketball Team.
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Baseball Heritage Museum / Bandbox Ballparks
Presenters from the Baseball Heritage Museum will highlight barrier-breaking moments in baseball that took place at Cleveland’s own Historic League Park. As you listen, you’ll be able to explore artifacts from the museum and check out Bandbox Ballparks’ full 360-degree panoramic view of League Park, one of the first concrete and steel ballparks ever built.
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
iLTHY Live Art Demonstration
Join artist Glen Infante, of iLTHY, as he conducts a live art demonstration. Watch as he paints a canvas of four existing figures from the sports community who are breaking barriers and advocating for social change.
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE): Champions of Change
RISE is a national non-profit that educates and empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations, an important mission that holds even more weight in 2021 than ever before. Champions of Change takes fans on a multi-sensory journey designed to educate, evoke empathy and inspire action. Whether learning about the intersection of sport and society through our interactive timeline, hearing personal stories of athlete experiences with racism or articulating your own commitment to racial equity and social justice, this fan experience inspires the Champion of Change in each of us.
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
YWCA of Greater Cleveland
Explore racism, revolt and athlete activism in a video presented by YWCA of Greater Cleveland and take a photo to show your commitment to fighting racism.
1:00 PM - 1:30PM
Dancing Wheels: Walking on Clouds
Postponed to Friday April 30 at 1PM
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA): Sports Can Battle Racism
In response to the national call for an end to racism, PCA has launched the Sports Can Battle Racism (SCBR) initiative—a focused effort to go beyond condemnation and develop solutions that work to battle racism within the environment of sports. PCA strives to be a driving force in this effort by partnering with coaches and leaders across the country, providing them with the tools needed to foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Friday April 30, 2021
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Achievement Centers for Children / Cleveland Browns Adapted Football League
Join Achievement Centers for Children and the Cleveland Browns Adapted Football League for an interactive exhibit about their programs and an adapted obstacle course.
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Adaptive Sports Ohio (ASO)
Adaptive Sports Ohio’s mission is to remove barriers to ensure that individuals with physical disabilities have a chance to play, and utilize sport to elevate ability and empower futures. This interactive exhibit will highlight wheelchair basketball, giving attendees the opportunity to try out the equipment and watch demonstrations with experienced athletes, including the Cleveland Cavaliers Wheelchair Basketball Team.
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Baseball Heritage Museum / Bandbox Ballparks
Presenters from the Baseball Heritage Museum will highlight barrier-breaking moments in baseball that took place at Cleveland’s own Historic League Park. As you listen, you’ll be able to explore artifacts from the museum and check out Bandbox Ballparks’ full 360-degree panoramic view of League Park, one of the first concrete and steel ballparks ever built.
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
iLTHY Live Art Demonstration
Join artist Glen Infante, of iLTHY, as he conducts a live art demonstration. Watch as he paints a canvas of four existing figures from the sports community who are breaking barriers and advocating for social change.
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE): Champions of Change
RISE is a national non-profit that educates and empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations, an important mission that holds even more weight in 2021 than ever before. Champions of Change takes fans on a multi-sensory journey designed to educate, evoke empathy and inspire action. Whether learning about the intersection of sport and society through our interactive timeline, hearing personal stories of athlete experiences with racism or articulating your own commitment to racial equity and social justice, this fan experience inspires the Champion of Change in each of us.
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
YWCA of Greater Cleveland
Explore racism, revolt and athlete activism in a video presented by YWCA of Greater Cleveland and take a photo to show your commitment to fighting racism.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Community Cup Classic Foundation: Ike Brooks on Cleveland Sports and Social Change
This program takes a glimpse at the history of Cleveland and social change during the 1940s and 1950s through the prism of sports. With a primary emphasis on baseball because of its stature at the time, participants will learn about the role the Cleveland professional sports teams may have played in affecting social change in this country. Led by Ike Brooks, a Negro League Baseball Historian, the discussion will highlight how Cleveland was central to several significant civil rights movement events during the era.
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Dancing Wheels: Walking on Clouds
If dance is an expression of the human spirit, then it is best expressed by people of all abilities. That is the fundamental belief behind the Dancing Wheels Company & School. Considered one of the premier arts and disabilities organizations in the U.S., Dancing Wheels is a professional, physically integrated dance company uniting the talents of dancers both with and without disabilities. The piece that will be presented at the Summit is Walking on Clouds: Using stories of equality/Rosa Parks, this piece mixes words and movement to explore humanity and the boundaries of differences and equality, both emotional and historical-between people with disabilities and people of color.
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
GameHER Lounge
The GameHer Lounge will provide an opportunity for gamers new and old, female and male to try their hand at the game of NFL Madden. Tournaments for new and expert players will be scheduled. GameHER is an interactive video gaming lifestyle company, connecting females of all ages who are competitive, passionate, and enjoy playing video games worldwide.2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Mindurance: You're Not Crazy, You're Stressed
This 60-minute workshop, led by Dr. Steve Graef of Mindurance, will help participants learn the what, why, and how of managing stress in athletes. Dr. Steve is a licensed and board certified counseling psychologist with specialized expertise in sport and performance psychology. Through Mindurance, he helps high performers across industries minimize mental barriers and maximize life through online self-study, group presentations, and personal coaching.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Dancing Wheels: Guest Appearance with full troupe
If dance is an expression of the human spirit, then it is best expressed by people of all abilities. That is the fundamental belief behind the Dancing Wheels Company & School. Considered one of the premier arts and disabilities organizations in the U.S., Dancing Wheels is a professional, physically integrated dance company uniting the talents of dancers both with and without disabilities. Join the full Dancing Wheels troupe as they present a guest appearance at the Cleveland Power of Sport Summit.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
GameHER Madden Tournament - Adult
Click the button for the rules and to registerSaturday May 1, 2021
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
ZENworks Yoga: Virtual Sunrise Flow Yoga Class (Virtual)
Join ZENworks Yoga for an all-levels, sunrise flow movement experience. This class will hold space for all bodies to explore breathwork, yoga poses and mindfulness in a way that feels meaningful to them. While we move and breathe as individuals on our mats, it is our intention that this practice will also celebrate our collective and shared human experience. Class is accessible/ adaptive for all bodies and trauma-informed. Students may find it useful to have a yoga mat or beach towel to practice on.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Achievement Centers for Children / Cleveland Browns Adapted Football League
Join Achievement Centers for Children and the Cleveland Browns Adapted Football League for an interactive exhibit about their programs and an adapted obstacle course.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Adaptive Sports Ohio (ASO)
Adaptive Sports Ohio’s mission is to remove barriers to ensure that individuals with physical disabilities have a chance to play, and utilize sport to elevate ability and empower futures. This interactive exhibit will highlight wheelchair basketball, giving attendees the opportunity to try out the equipment and watch demonstrations with experienced athletes, including the Cleveland Cavaliers Wheelchair Basketball Team.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Baseball Heritage Museum / Bandbox Ballparks
Presenters from the Baseball Heritage Museum will highlight barrier-breaking moments in baseball that took place at Cleveland’s own Historic League Park. As you listen, you’ll be able to explore artifacts from the museum and check out Bandbox Ballparks’ full 360-degree panoramic view of League Park, one of the first concrete and steel ballparks ever built.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
iLTHY Live Art Demonstration
Join artist Glen Infante, of iLTHY, as he conducts a live art demonstration. Watch as he paints a canvas of four existing figures from the sports community who are breaking barriers and advocating for social change.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE): Champions of Change
RISE is a national non-profit that educates and empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations, an important mission that holds even more weight in 2021 than ever before. Champions of Change takes fans on a multi-sensory journey designed to educate, evoke empathy and inspire action. Whether learning about the intersection of sport and society through our interactive timeline, hearing personal stories of athlete experiences with racism or articulating your own commitment to racial equity and social justice, this fan experience inspires the Champion of Change in each of us.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
YWCA of Greater Cleveland
Explore racism, revolt and athlete activism in a video presented by YWCA of Greater Cleveland and take a photo to show your commitment to fighting racism.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Vincent Brown of V. Randolph Brown Consulting: Intrinsic Inclusion Facilitated Learning Experience
- Speaker: Vincent Brown of V. Randolph Brown Consultancy
- Speaker: Dr. Janet Reid of BRBS World
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
GameHER Lounge
The GameHer Lounge will provide an opportunity for gamers new and old, female and male to try their hand at the game of NFL Madden. Tournaments for new and expert players will be scheduled. GameHER is an interactive video gaming lifestyle company, connecting females of all ages who are competitive, passionate, and enjoy playing video games worldwide.12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
GameHER Madden Tournament - Youth
Click the button for the rules and to register1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio: Introduction to Coded Language in Sports
In this 90-minute session, you will engage with an introduction to the concept of coded language in sports, participants examine the definition, history, and implications of coded language. Participants will increase their awareness of the coded language in sports that many of us use in our daily lives and gain practical skills around how to critically assess one’s own language and respond when others use coded language.
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